The Blonde Salad’s Chiara Ferragni Is Married—Go Inside Her Final Wedding Dress Fitting at Dior

Days ahead of Chiara Ferragni’s wedding to Italian rapper and X Factor Italia judge Federico Leonardo Lucia, who is known by his stage name Fedez, news broke that the blogger and influencer behind The Blonde Salad would be wearing Christian Dior. In the weeks leading up to the big day in Noto, Sicily, her 14 million followers and fans around the world had been clamoring to know what designer she would choose. With an entire roster of events planned for the weekend, and WWD reporting that the wedding will serve as the first take of a documentary about Ferragni’s life, it’s no wonder. About a month before the wedding dress designer was revealed, we tagged along with the bride, her mother, sisters, and friends for the final fitting in Paris, and got an inside look at what went into the making of the not one, but two dresses designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri for Ferragni’s wedding day.

“Dior has always been one of my favorite brands, and I love what Maria Grazia Chiuri does,” said the blogger as she ascended the marble staircase and made her way into the atelier. “So my dream was to get married in one of her creations.” Early on in the process, Ferragni had her heart set on a dress covered with the whimsical embroideries that Chiuri has become known for. She had the idea of using illustrations of the lyrics Fedez dedicated to her when he proposed on stage at Arena di Verona. But Chiuri told her something more traditional would be better suited for the ceremony and steered her towards a long-sleeved Grace Kelly–inspired thick crocheted lace dress with a high collar for the service.

Ferragni decided to follow Chiuri’s direction, so while exchanging vows at the Palazzo Ducezio, which used to be the Noto town hall, the bride wore the more demure high-necked dress, and then at 9:00 p.m., she changed into her second look of the evening for the couple’s celebration at boutique hotel Dimora delle Balze. The reception gown, which required 600,000 hours of work and 400 meters of fabric to manufacture, was actually a bustier paired with a front-opening skirt made of tulle in delicate colors that created a transparent effect. It commemorates the words and places mentioned in the song “Favorisca I Sentimenti,” which was written by Fedez and performed on the night he proposed. The song celebrates the couple’s earliest memories together, and the drawings and motifs are embroidered into the tulle—for example, a small lion is for their 7-month-old son Leone. “Both of the dresses make me feel like a princess!” Ferragni notes. “They’re very me and timeless and iconic at the same time.” On your wedding day, there’s not a lot more you can ask for.